Pune vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Thrissur.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Pune averaged an AQI of 97 while Thrissur averaged 57 — a 40-point (70%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 743 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 711 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Thrissur peaks in February. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).